相撲すもう取とり

noun

sumo wrestler; rikishi

Standard term for a professional sumo wrestler. The word 力士 (rikishi) is also common, especially in formal contexts.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、相撲すもう取とりになりたかった。

  When he was young, he wanted to become a sumo wrestler.

• あの大おおきな人ひとは元もと相撲